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Big Enron Witness Waits on Deck

Fastow's Past May Undercut Him;
Jury Hears That Skilling Fretted
At a Meeting, 'They're On to Us'

By

John R. Emshwiller and

Gary McWilliams

Updated March 3, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

HOUSTON -- Here comes Andrew Fastow.

After a smattering of lower-profile witnesses, the prosecution in the Enron trial is expected to call the failed energy firm's former chief financial officer to the stand next week. Mr. Fastow's testimony is part of a prosecution strategy that aims to build the case against Enron Corp.'s former top executives, Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay, brick by brick, rather than relying on a smoking...